Events Calendar
We are very glad you like our projects and events, and we want to arrange more for you: various, interesting, fun, unusual, and friendly. We are very thankful for our volunteers and assistants and invite those who wish to join our team to attend our events as guests. Since the Russian Cultural Center is a non-profit organization composed of volunteers, all donations go toward projects. Therefore, by becoming a partner/volunteer, you are primarily helping to popularize the Russian language and Slavic culture in the US. We have planned numerous events, and more than a dozen of them will take place between December 2020 and February 2021. If you want to help organize, you can find the schedule of events below, as well as information about ways to volunteer. We also invite owners of Russian-speaking organizations (commercial and non-commercial) to host events they like once, or to partner with the Center on an ongoing basis.
June 7 – August 27, 2021:
- Russian summer camp at the new Russian Cultural Center building near Zilker Park (read more at: https://russianaustin.com/nashi-proekty/russian-summer-camp-2021)
May 2021:
- 8 – Celebration of Mother’s Day
- 8 – Anastasia Shimanskaya and students art show at Russian School Sputnik
- 9 – WW2 Memory Day celebration together with Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church (Austin Park)
- 29 – Last Saturday school day for 2020-2021 school year of Russian School Sputnik
- 30 – Graduation at Russian School Sputnik
April 2021:
- 10 – Russian language grammar competition “Totalny Diktant”
- 17 – Cosmonautics Day Celebration
- 24 – Kids club “Malyshandia” and “Book Exchange Club”
- All April events were held at Russian School Sputnik
March 2021:
- 8 – Celebration of International Women’s Day
- 13 – Kids club “Malyshandia” and reading of fairy tales
- 29 – Kids “Book Exchange Club” with a book exchange
- 27 – Austin Russian Academy Event
- 28 – Egg hunt
- 30 – The Fairy Tale Day
- All March events were held at Russian School Sputnik
February 2021:
- 7 – Intellectual all-around for the whole family
- 13 – “Book Exchange Club” with a book exchange
- 13 – Kids club “Malyshandia” and reading of fairy tales
- 14 – “Cheerful postman” children’s holiday
- 17 – Children’s class “Gifts for dad”
- 23 – Celebration of February 23 day (aka “boys day”)
- 27 – Event “Maslenitsa” at Russian School Sputnik. Winter fair for adults
January 2021:
- 9 – Christmas Malyshandia kids club
- 16 – Friendly Chess Tournament
- 17 – Children’s zoo quest and scavenger hunt “Fox”, activities around the zoo
- 24 – Children’s scavenger hunt “Parrot”, activities and games at the zoo
- 30 – Winter fair for children
December 2020:
- 12 – Children’s Winter Creative Exhibition
- 13 – New Year’s Concert for children
- 19 – Christmas tree at 12pm, last day of Sputnik in 2020
- 21 – 2 Jan – Children’s online activities series
November 2020:
- 7 – Sputnik School Spelling Bee Contest
- 10 – Austin Art Club “Marya the Artisan” begins, for children and their parents, on Tuesdays
- 14 – Children’s Fall Fair at the Sputnik School
- 21 – Children’s Chess Tournament (organized with @aracademy.us)
October 2020:
- 6 – Article about the Holy Protection Russian Orthodox Church, Pflugerville, TX
- 10 – Children’s art exhibit and awards for participants at the Sputnik School
- 12 – Sputnik Students perform “Little Princess”
- 18 – Free library, Cosmos, opens at the Sputnik school
- 22 – Austin Business Club Meeting and free seminar on registration and taxation
- 24 – Children’s Chess Tournament (organized with @aracademy.us)
- 25 – Family Event. The Wizard of the Emerald City – quests, games, and scavenger hunt at the park. More than 150 people participated in the celebration, and the event was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere
September 2020:
- 12 – The Russian School, Sputnik, opens at the Russian Cultural Center
- 19 – Sputnik School book club opens
- 26 – Publication of the Russian Austin magazine (Issue 1, September 2020) from the Russian Cultural Center
August 2020:
- The Russian Cultural Center launched an extension of “Virtual Cubs” with classes in Russian
- June-August 2020: Cybercactus Summer Camp (Link)
The Russian Cultural Center is a non-profit organization based in Texas. We aim to unite and support the Russian-speaking population in Austin, TX. Our organization is composed of volunteers.
Our Goals:
- Promote Slavic culture and Russian language in Austin, TX
- Develop cultural and educational resources for Austin residents
- Be a resource of information for all aspects of Russian life in Austin, TX
- Build relationships between Russian-speaking community of the city
- Support and popularize Russian-speaking organizations
We offer volunteers a fun and interesting pastime on a friendly team, as well as special prices for paid events arranged by the Russian Cultural Center. Partners posting information and coverage of professional activities on all of our Center’s printed and online resources. We invite you to collaborate in the following areas:
- Holiday gifts for children
- Provide drinks and treats at events
- Translate from Russian to English
- Assistance at the Sputnik Saturday School
- Help with our printed publications (journalism, editing, photos)
- Photographer at our events
- Participate in projects that interest you, like “Marya the Artisan”, Book Club, etc.
Our Volunteers:
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Aliya Fielding
- Volunteer and Sputnik School Coordinator: Natalia Kashirina
- Volunteer for the Sputnik School: Anna Kashkina
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Oksana Ikonnikova
- Teacher, Volunteer, and Sputnik School Coordinator: Anna Kutyavina
- Volunteer for the Sputnik School: Luba Kane
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Christina Leiman
- Teacher, Volunteer, and Coordinator: Anna Elaun
- Volunteer for the Sputnik School: Alexey Voronin
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Ekaterina Leiman
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Nikolai Sorokin
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Alexander Sorokin
- Volunteer for the Sputnik School: Irina Voronina
- Teacher, Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Anna Blagodyreva
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Madina Almazova
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Aigul Smagulova
- Teacher, Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Timur Takhtaga
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Irina Roganova
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Melinda Fielding
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Sasha Elaun
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Vika Smagulova
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center: Max Obergan
- Volunteer for the Russian Cultural Center and Sputnik School: Irina Kondrateva
- Editor and Journalist: Olga Falkovski
- Journalist: Ekaterina Medvedeva-Kosova
- Editor and Translator: Olga Adler
- Photographer: Olga Likhacheva
- Editor: Nadezhda Spiropulos
- Photographer: Alyona Obergan
- Designer, Journalist, Editor: Olga Ovcharenko
- Editor: Irina Khoroshavina
- Publisher and Journalist: Dmitri Ovcharenko
Do you want to join our team of volunteers? Email us – news@russianaustin.com